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Remote Learning Template - Grade 7 Time Period: Week 3- April 27th - May 1st

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TEACHERS ENGAGEMENT TIME WITH STUDENTS (3 hours total per day for all subjects)

VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS

● Ms. Christiansen jmchristiansen@cps.edu ELA-Live Meet: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (10:00 AM-10:45 AM)

Available M-F between 9AM and 1PM via email (when not in a live meet)

● Mr. DuRivage vadurivage@cps.edu 9:00- 9:45 AM on T & TH and 11:00-11:45 AM on T

Available M-F between 9 AM and 1 PM

● Mr. FitzSimmons cjfitzsimmons@cps.edu SS - Live Meet: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (9 AM - 9:45 AM) ELA - Live Meet: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (10:00 AM - 10:45 AM)

Available M-F between 9 AM - 1 PM (when not in a Live Meet)

● Ms. McSpadden drmcspadden@cps.edu SILVER- Tuesday, 10:00 A.M.- 10-45 A.M. PURPLE Thursday, 10:00 AM-10:45 A.M . GOLD - Thursday , 11:00 A.M. -11:45 A. M.

Available 9:00a.m - 10:00 a.m. 12:00 PM.- 1:00 PM

○ Mr. Mink jamink@cps.edu Math-11:00-11:45 M, W, F Science-9:00-9:45 T, Th

Available M-F between 9 A M - 1 PM (when not in a Live Meet)

● Mr. Werner (Resource) rwerner@cps.edu ELA - Support 12pm-2pm (M, W, F) Mathematics - Support 12pm-2pm (T, Thurs)

3:00 - 3:45pm

● Ms. Morales (Spanish) lsmorales@cps.edu 11:00am-1:00pm 1:00-3:00pm

● Ms. Maatouk (Music) mlmaatouk@cps.edu 10am - 12:00pm

1:00-3:00pm

● Mr. Johnson (P.E.) rdjohnson19@cps.edu

10am-12:00pm 12:00-2:00pm

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● Mrs. Fredrickson (Counselor) amfredrickso@cps.edu

11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Ms. Ranftl (Library Resources) klranftl@cps.edu

1pm-3pm

● Ms. Lee (ELL) alee120@cps.edu 11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Mrs. Chen ( Chinese ) jchen3@cps.edu 11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Ms. Sangster (Social Worker) lesangster@cps.edu

By appointment Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 11am-1pm

Students should be actively engaged in school work at least 180 minutes a day.

Communication Tools for Students and Parents: Teacher email, Google Classroom & Google Meet

Inspirational Message: I CAN’T CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND,

BUT I CAN ADJUST MY SAILS TO ALWAYS REACH

MY DESTINATION.

ELA SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

DUE DATES

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CHRISTIANSEN

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday lessons on Google Hangout from 10:00-10:45. The Log-in code and materials will be posted to Google Classrooms 5-10 minutes prior to the meeting Writing: Last week students fine-tuned their notes, introductions and body paragraph one for our argument essays on whether or not teens should have their screen-time limited. This week students will:

● learn how to effectively add quotes to their essays using transitions, giving context/background, citing the source, and describing their relationship to the issue.

● write a concluding paragraph acknowledging both sides of the argument, restating the claim, and leave their audience convinced their position on the argument is the best.

● write citations and create a reference page Reading:

● Creative Book Project ○ Students should have read the first chapter minimum of the book

of their choosing and complete the first Flip Grid for the project by Wednesday. They have about a month between step one and two to finish reading their book.

● Sadlier Vocabulary Unit 2 test Tuesday and begin unit 3 ( focus on 4 words per day)

○ They should add to their vocabulary notes found on Google Classroom each day. These notes will be turned in for credit.

● No Red Ink ○ Recognizing Strong Topic Sentences/Claims ○ Identifying Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

No Red Ink Due Monday, May 4 Vocabulary Test Tuesday (Google Classroom) Creative Book Project Flip Grid #1 (4/29), Flip Grid # 2 (5/20), Flip Grid # 3 (5/27), and Flip Grid #4 ( 6/3) Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom daily for all other assignments.

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● Identity Unit “Who am I?” Students will... ○ define what shapes our identities ○ relate how identity has many characteristics and affects

relationships between peers ○ read and analyze various articles and podcasts with a focus on

racial identity

FITZSIMMONS Monday, Wednesday and Friday Lessons on Google Hangout Meet @ 10:00 AM (10 AM - 10:45 AM)- Log-in code and materials posted to Classroom 5-10 minutes prior. The new shorter periods and pacing are slowing down our tackling of some materials. We will be building on the lessons from last week: Curriculum Focus: Read - Non-fiction Informative Reading in relation to the argumentative writing: Topic of adolescents and screen time (2 print and 1 TedTalk, 1 podcast and one additional assigned Achieve3000 article, “What Charges Your Social Batteries?” Literature: Gwendolyn Brooks (Poems: “We Really Cool” and “Sadie & Maud” - April is National Poetry Month. Short Story: “Home” Write - The Art of Argumentative Writing - (Lucy Calkins): The student will be strengthening their ability to assert a claim, provide reason/evidence and analyze and rank supporting evidence on the topic, “Should adolescents have their screen-time limited.” Assignments: Read -

● Achieve3000 article (read and activity) each week ○ This week: “Higher Screen Time, Lower Grades” Steps 1-4 and

“What Charges your Social Battery

Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom

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● G. Brooks readings and comprehension/reflection questions with short written response

● 30 minutes per day or Personal Selected Reading Write -

● Grammar No Red Ink (Commonly Misspelled words sections 2 and 3) week of 4/27/2020-5/01/2020

● Small writing assignments and research associated with Adolescents and limited Screen Time

● A minimum of one “Writing History” journal entries per week in response to their experiences with the quarantine

Projects: Read - A Self-Selected Reading book and a creative book report (still in development) Write - An introductory and first paragraph for an argumentative paper on Screen time and adolescents

MATH SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

MCSPADDEN

Gold- (Neighborhood) 10:00 a.m- 11:00 a.m. Textbook - Chapter 12 Polygons and Transformations pages 670-739

Specific due dates and directions will

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IXL# 11 - Seventh Grade W. 8,W. 13, W. 14, W. 15 and X.1, X.4 Chapter 12 Packet- (Continued from March17-28) Vocabulary ,Homework Practice & Word Problems Assignments : pages 10, 11, 12 , 14 15, 20, 21, 25, 26, 30, 31, 37, 38, 44, 45,51, 52 , 55 and, 57. Concepts : Angle Relationships, Triangles, QuadrilateralsPolygons and Angles, Translations in Coordinate Planes, Reflections in Coordinate Planes, Rotations in Coordinate Planes and Dilations. Silver & Purple - (Classical) 11:00- 12:00 a.m. Textbook- Chapter 7 Percents pages 332-395 IXL # 12 - Eighth Grade K.8, K. 10, K.11 and C.C. 18 Algebra1 - D.5, D. 7 and N.3 Chapter 7 Packet - (Continued from March 17-28) Vocabulary, Study Guide & Intervention and Word Problem Practice Assignments : pages 1,2 ,7, 11, 12,17,18 ,21, 27, 29, 30 ,33, ,35, 36, 39, 42,43, 46, 49, 50, and 53. Concepts: Fractions and Percents, Fractions, Decimals & Percents, Using the Percent Proportion, Find Percent of a Number Mentally, Using Percent Equations, Percent of Change, Simple and Compound Interest & Circle Graphs. Additional Resources : Khan Academy

be posted on Google Classroom Chapter 12 will take 2-4 weeks to complete 5/1 Specific due dates and directions will be posted on Google Classroom Chapter 7 will take 3- weeks to complete. 5/1

MINK Specific assignments will be listed on Google Classroom. Notes will also be listed on Google Classroom. If we are going to have a Google Meetup it will be between 11:00-11:45 a.m. on M, W, or F. The code and link will be provided on

All due dates will be posted on Google Classroom

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Google Classroom ten minutes before the meeting starts. We will begin Chapter 10 this week. Chapter 10 is about volume and surface area. We will cover the following topics: Meaning of volume, volume of cylinders, pyramids and cones, nets of three dimensional figures, surface area of cylinders, surface area of pyramids and nets of cones

SCIENCE SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

MR. DURIVAGE

Unit: WEATHER PATTERNS See Google Classroom for links to the following assignments: CK -12 : 11.6 & 11.7; 11.8; 11.11; 11.15 & 11.16 FLOCABULARY: SEASONS BRAIN POP: WEATHER - Do 1) Quiz 2) Play Time Zone X: “Measuring of Beep: Temperature

May 2nd

MINK Specific assignments will be listed on Google Classroom. Notes will also be listed on Google Classroom. If we are going to have a Google Meetup it will be between 9:00-9:45 a.m. on T and Th.. The code and link will be provided on Google Classroom ten minutes before the meeting starts. We will be continuing with human biology this week.

All due dates will be posted on Google Classroom

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This week I will be giving you several readings to complete. I would ask that you be prepared to discuss these readings in our Google Meets. They cover such topics as the fate of humanity and of the Earth. All the readings are from the author and scientist Martin Rees. I suggest you Google his name before we begin next week.

SOCIAL STUDIES SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

FITZSIMMONS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday Lessons on Google Hangout Meet @ 9 AM (9 AM - 9:45 AM)- Log-in code and materials posted to Classroom 5-10 minutes prior. Focus: Unit 5 - Monroe Era (with Lecture and Discussion)

● Us v. Them Modalities All notes and materials will be accessible online independent of the Live Meet sessions. Assignments: Text 336-339, 341, 342, 344, 346 and 348 with a few Questioning activities Projects: None currently, but student may elect to work on Current Events set 7 due 5/08/2020 (no assigned topic)

Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom

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ANCILLARY

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

DUE DATES

P.E. JOHNSON

Upper Grade Fitness Journal ● Complete physical activity log (activity 1, activity 2, activity 3) ● Activity 1 = daily activity challenge labeled week 3 (15 mins) ● Activity 2 = H.Y.P.E. dance and/or Tabata of your choice (15 mins) ● Activity 3 = Elective physical activity to get to 60 mins of activity time ● Week 3 Journal

PE packet - Click here

Log will be turned in once it has been completed

MUSIC MAATOUK

Fridays

Unit: Math and Music 2 + Activities Videos are only accessible with CPS sign in. Assignments are found on Music Google Classroom. Codes: 316: mbzsofo 318: 5eipybs 322: ndwrl77 323: v5ks5gl

5/7

MANDARIN CHEN

Thursdays

Update: Chinese learning content and activities: please go to Chinese google classroom for details. Codes: R 316 : gl5n2w3 R 322: vd4qgmv

4/27-5/08/20

SPANISH La ropa lesson 3 5/08/20

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MORALES

Objective: We are learning to describe clothing Go to Google Classroom to see the list of vocabulary words, assignment directions, and links.. Everyone should already be on Google Classroom, but just in case, the code for each class is listed below: Room 316: gygb3zc Room 322: gkbx2ha Room 318: sf44ix5 Room 323: bfp7fkv

RANFTL LIBRARY

RESOURCES

I created an Upper grade Library Google Classroom to offer a place to upper grade students to find and share interesting activities, books, podcasts, etc. that have nothing to do with grades- just personal interests! 7th & 8th Google Classroom Code-r4dp6zw

WERNER

Diverse Learners Resource

Individual student support for ELA & Mathematics

Check your emails for Google Hangout Classes

ELL SUPPORT AMANDA LEE

Ms. Lee will contact individual students/families for support

7th Grade Weekly Quarantine Schedule

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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:00-9:45 AM Fitz SS 7 All Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Fitz SS 7 All Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Fitz SS 7 All

10:00-10:45 AM Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

McSpadden- Math 7G, 7P and 7S

Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

McSpadden- Math 7G, 7P and 7S

Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

11:00-11:45 Mink-7th Math 7O Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Mink-7th Math 7O

McSpadden - Math 7G, 7P and 7S

Mink-7th Math 7O

12:00-12:45 Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Expectation - The students are expected to have 3 hours maximum instruction time per day across all classes (including ancillary). This schedule provides set times per subject for students to study provided materials/skills, work on assignments/projects and//or to attend class sessions in Google Hangout Meet

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The 7th Grade Office Hours for the 4 Core Subjects (ELA, Math, Science and SS) will cover 4 hours, from 9 AM to 1 PM daily. Teachers will be available to address questions during that time via email or through Classroom, unless otherwise in a Live Meet session. The Ancillary Office Hours for 7th grade Ancillary teachers will be from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Teachers will be available via email or through Google Classroom. Counseling Hours - Please contact Mrs. Fredrickson, if needed, between the hours of 11 AM - 3 PM. Visit the Skinner West Counselor's Corner for SEL enrichment activities.